1
as in obedience
a readiness or willingness to accept or adapt to a given circumstance
She eventually reached an acceptance of her mother's sometimes challenging eccentricities.
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as in approval
permission given to do something
They had a fancy dinner to celebrate his acceptance to Columbia University.
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MIT is one of the hardest schools to get into, with an acceptance rate of 4.5%.
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Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
Of the nearly four thousand accredited colleges in the United States, a majority admit most people who apply; the average acceptance rate is about seventy per cent.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Another immigration crackdown: Fine's bill (SB 244) would prohibit state universities with acceptance rates below 85% from accepting applications from or admitting undocumented students.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
However, over the past decade, there has been a noticeable shift both in media representation and social acceptance.
—Allison Palmer, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
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Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
Of the nearly four thousand accredited colleges in the United States, a majority admit most people who apply; the average acceptance rate is about seventy per cent.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Another immigration crackdown: Fine's bill (SB 244) would prohibit state universities with acceptance rates below 85% from accepting applications from or admitting undocumented students.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
However, over the past decade, there has been a noticeable shift both in media representation and social acceptance.
—Allison Palmer, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acceptance
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That training consists of canine psychology, obedience, agility, tracking, scent detection and more, according to the Sheriff’s Office.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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The first step of the process is to establish basic obedience behavior, according to a Dogster article medically reviewed by Dr. Marta Vidal-Abarca.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Eliminating the Department requires congressional approval, which an executive order cannot bypass.—
Edward Conroy,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Both efforts ultimately failed to meet the 60% voter approval for passage.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Without U.S. support or Russia’s acquiescence, analysts say Europe could find its peacekeeping proposals falling flat very quickly.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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At nearly every turn, he’s been able to get away with it, often with the reluctant acquiescence of Western leaders, from George W. Bush to Angela Merkel, who looked away from his misdeeds for the sake of diplomatic comity.—
Bret Stephens,
The Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2025
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In April 2024, authorities started using aerial drone surveillance to monitor hijab compliance in public spaces.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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The Bee and Stanton were honored by SPJ NorCal in 2020, recognizing work by Stanton and his colleagues in seeking compliance with Senate Bill 1421, a police transparency law, among other investigative work.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
16 Mar. 2025
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The latest is an agreement with Iraq to rehabilitate the Kirkuk oilfield.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Trump's record number of executive orders are testing the limits of presidential power Marc Elias, who left Perkins Coie to start his own firm in 2021, brokered an agreement with the research and intelligence firm Fusion GPS to conduct opposition research on Trump leading up to the 2016 election.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2025
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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has not yet set a date for a confirmation hearing.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
10 Mar. 2025
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This week, on Thursday, March 13, his friend, Dr. David Weldon, will face a confirmation hearing in the Senate to lead the CDC.—
Judy Stone,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The biggest spotlight has been on Mr. Trump’s very public effort to broker a quick peace in Ukraine, which has entailed previously unthinkable U.S. deference to Moscow’s wishes.—
Fred Weir,
The Christian Science Monitor,
5 Mar. 2025
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The odds of that petition succeeding would be very low as courts are obligated under the law to accord high deference to arbitration decisions.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Diamond certification is given to artists whose songs have moved 10 million units.—
Heran Mamo,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2025
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Patching games on consoles requires a relatively slow and laborious certification process, but that’s not the case for updating a game on Steam.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Acceptance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceptance. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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